Crystal Palace manager reacts to strong win over Man Utd

Yeah. Congrats to the team for the result. And I’d say for the performance, especially in the second-half, I think first half we can do better. So we were very efficient scoring to very nice goals, but we were not so consequent in defending in the back line, yes, but not in, in our front line. So we gave them too many passes through our lines and they could. It was an open game but we were very efficient and we had some adoptions at half time and second-half and especially after the third goal we played really great football. We we players had a lot of fun being on the pitch and and playing together and and creating chances and make pressure on the Man United players. And so yeah, it’s it’s the end. It was a great performance and especially a fantastic result. I know you focus very much on the here and now, but you allow yourself to look towards the next season and see what the potential the team could be right now and where you can take it. No, I think it’s not the it’s not the moment to talk about next season. So it’s it’s May, it’s still very cold. So it’s not the time. Next question. Oh no. As I said it was hard work and we it’s focus it’s it’s it’s the then it was the players cut the confidence what they do and we we we move the ball quicker. Yeah we we had better position in the first half. We had sometimes five players in the last line and it’s difficult to combine together when you don’t have levels and triangles on the pitch. And this is players did much better in second-half and then we knew that we can get our our players in this position with their with their qualities in one one and dribbles in with their pace. It’s difficult to defend them and so yes, when at the end I think it was 4 and all and then but also all the substitutes. We had such a great energy and intensity, roommate pressure. Roommate pressure and winning the ball back, I don’t know 10 times in their half. And this is hard work. But yeah it’s worth what did you make of my what did you say to him when he ran towards you after the 4th? We we spoke after the full game and he was under the shower. We we spoke because he was a little bit disappointed because he had another 3-4 shots and the shots were blocked and he he hit straight the keeper and then spoken and said yeah maybe you tried. He always very often he shoots far post and he said yeah maybe try it near post it’s maybe the the goalkeepers are surprised and in this situation he he shot near post and and and scored the goal and so this I think it was because it’s it’s started after the shower at Gravan Cottage. Adam Ward was really impressive against the lad in and in front of the England manager. Well done well done. But I also think that he was the same so he Morehead not the first half this accusivity out of possession that he can have. He’s a great pastor. He finds the space where he doesn’t get too much pressure and he can solve many situations with 1-2 touches. But he was a little bit late in 234 second poles. He didn’t have this aggressivity, but it got better, better and better. And then second-half was was excellent performance at half time. It showed him talking to Mateta until he was sort of giving instructions to Mateta. I mean he’s only feeling quite a few months out of showing his complete mentality. Oh yes. And he obviously he understands football he knows what we want to do and he knows where we where we want to go. He he knows where where his space and and then I like it it’s it’s team sport and then when we can support we have to support each other on the pitch which runs with with supporting us in defense but we also have to support us in coaching and and yeah it shows his his his mentality and character when 20 year old guy talks to JP Mateta but also on the other side that JP is listening to him. So this is the the the environment I really like as a manager. All right. Thanks a lot everyone. That’s it. Thank you.